-
CollaborationFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForever Chemicals FeaturedGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLake HuronLake MichiganLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinLakes Michigan and Huron join list of lakes with PFAS-tainted smelt
-State regulators this week warned anglers to limit their meals of rainbow smelt taken from the two lakes, along with three inland lakes.
00 -
CollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan plastics company forced to probe PFAS contamination, cover costs
-The settlement comes as Attorney General Dana Nessel pursues lawsuits against a host of companies.
-
Climate ChangeCollaborationFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchMichigan winters are super cloudy and getting worse. Here’s how to deal.
-Blame the Great Lakes and climate change for Michigan’s dreary winters.
-
CollaborationDrinking WaterGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsJoin Bridge, Circle of Blue to discuss Michigan lawmakers’ water priorities
-On Jan. 25, Bridge Michigan environment reporter Kelly House will moderate a Zoom discussion about the priorities for water in the 2023 Michigan Legislature.
-
AdvocacyBudgetClimate ChangeCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan Democrats aiming to erase business friendly environmental laws
-From polluter pay laws to plastic bag bans, Democrats and environmental advocates hope to reverse Republican-passed laws.
-
Climate ChangeCollaborationCommercial FishingFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLake MichiganLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchTribal Governments and First NationsMichigan tribes, state reach tentative deal on Great Lakes fishing access
-Under the deal, tribal fishers could use gillnets in more places to cope with declining whitefish populations.
-
CollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsProtectRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchMichigan hunters say 252,000 deer killed in firearms season with new rules
-This year, hunters were required to report their deer kills, a move wildlife managers say will help the state better manage Michigan’s growing herds.
-
Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingBlue EconomyCollaborationCruise ShipsFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingTourismWaterfront DevelopmentMichigan’s outdoor recreation boom is becoming a business boom
-Michigan’s COVID-19 outdoor recreation boom has produced a subsequent business boom, according to a new federal report on the state’s outdoor scene.
-
CollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEquity and Environmental JusticeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWisconsinWhy Line 5 will likely remain open despite Democratic control of Lansing
-Don’t expect big new efforts to shut down Line 5 when Democrats take control. Those on both sides of the issue say the pipeline’s fate is now in the hands of a federal judge.
-
Climate ChangeCollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchTourismWater Quality and Restoration EffortsUncertainty for Michigan rivers, residents as Consumers reconsiders its 13 dams
-The dams are expensive to maintain and are harmful to rivers and fish. But their reservoirs bring visitors that help support small communities.
